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t Waitress' Wild Guess Nets Her $100 Prize With a brand new >2 rpillion computer and a staff of expert economists and accountants at its disposal, it took a “wild guess'* by a waitress in The Bowery Savings Bank's commis­ sary department to come close to naming the hour that tl* Nation's New York Delegates Rev. Richard Allen Hilde­ brand. president of the New York branch NAACP. will'head a delegation oT eight branch officials and four alternates 4o the NAACP's annual conven­ tion which meets in Chicago from June 30 • July 6. Delegates elected to attend the convention included Rev. Hildebrand. L. Joseph Over- ton. Attorney Percy Sutton, Carl Dunbar Lawrenct, Mrs. Eirfma* Bowen, Clarence Scott, Mrs. Enid Simmons, and Wil­ liam Webb. The four alternates are Leonard Faust, Attorney Jeff Greenup, Herbert Hayes, and Vincent Baker. an assistant ud'it supervisor at the Bank’s main office. 110 E. 42nd St. largest mutual savings bank would reach $2 billion In assets. Bertha Shorter came within two hours of the correct time and woo >100 in a coolest spon­ sored by the Bank for its employ­ ees in conjunction with the cele­ bration of reaching the >2 billion asset mark, which was announc­ ed last week. Plain Talk While other employees worked with slide rules and made projec­ tions based on past growth iig- ures, Mrs. Shorter “ . . Just talk­ ed it over with a friend who said that this seems like a tuckyday.” Mrs. Shorter, who lives Id the Bronx and has two children, has been with The Bowery for sev­ en years. ' Margarine Wiggins Ozaomer. a teller at the 130 Bowery Office of the Bank, won second prize with another “wild guess." Third prise was won by John, Winije, Pet Peeve - It'g better to let sleeping dogs lie, especially if he's a boxer. / — Decatur Herald. RETIRING MAN — Norman Saunders, center, receives U S. Treasury Department’s Albert Gallatin Award from Lawrence Englishman, supervising cus­ toms agent on occasion of Mr. Saunders’ retirement as a cus­ toms port investigator. At right is Mrs. Saunders. Customs Investigator Retires After 27 Yrs. QMJXOOKS... there's BASELY TIME! PRIZE CHECKS f Morris D. Crawford Jr., Bowery Savings Bank- President, presents prize checks to the winners of an employee contest to guess the day. hour and minute the Na­ tion's largest mutual savings bank would reach $2 billion in aaaatt. The winner,, Bertha Shorter, a waitress in the Bank's commissary depart­ ment i at left i beat out the economists, statisticians and a new $2 million computer with a “wild guess” that came with­ in two hours erf the exact t$ne of the event Which was ian- • nounced yesterday. The .other winners are Margaritte Wtg- gins Ozaomer and John Winfcje. DOWN BOV... CAN'T YOU SEE Ito IN A HURRY. More than 200 friends and co-' workers gathered to pay tribute to Norman E. Saunders. Customs Port Investigator with the U. S Treasury Department who retired on' May 30 after 27 years of continuous service at the Grand Street Boys’ Club. Highlighting the dinner was the presentation of the U. S. Treasury Dept. .Albert Gallatin award to Mr. Saunders by Law­ rence Fleishman, Supervising Customs Agent, a citation from, the Cerberean Society by Leonard Alston, president and a plaque* commending Mr. Saunders’ work with the youth of the Harlem B-anch YMCA by Alan L. Dingle, chairman, Board of Managers. Bringing special greetings were Robert Lowery, executive secre­ tary Federation of Negro Civil Service Organizations; Judge Jonah J. Goldstein, president. Grand Street Boy’s Club; Dr. Herman Mantel!, president, Coun­ cil of Jewish Organizations in Service, and special deputy cen- troiler; Judge Louis Kap'an com­ missioner of investigations, and Mrs. Joyce P. Austin, assistant to the Mayor. Leonard Grr t, is a Liqu.J- ator with U. S. Customs, served as dinner chairman and toast­ master. Mr. Saunders is a founder of the Sentinel^ Society, Inc., and founder and president of the Federation of Negro Civil Service Organizations. Teen Toughs Beat Up Men Over Hydrant ' Three m» mbers ot the City’s Gov. Rockefeller and Mayor Sanitation Department vere in- Waggjfe-have been invited by ‘he jured by unruly teenagers last Greater-New York Coordinating Thursday night when they at- Commiftee for Equal Opportun- tempted to turn off the fire hy- ity to attend its mass meeting at drant on 115th St. between Fifth 2:30 p m. Saturday cf this week and Lenox Avenues. .•jin front of the Hotel Theresa ' Frank Ragusa, 29. of 159 Dove- where bias against Negroes will cot Lane, Central Islip, is con- be aired, it' was disclosed this fined in Flower Hospital suffer- week by the committee, j-"' with a fractured nose and a Bishop 'Alvin A. Childs. of cut eye. Dominick Noone, 28, of Faith Temple Church of God in 1689 Loring Pl., Bronx, was cut Christ, is chairman of the com- about the right hand and Howard mRtee. Arnold Johnson, of the Capen, 37, of 223-14 105th Ave., Small Business Chamber of Com- Queens Village, was treated for merce, and the Rev. Nelson C. contusions of head and faceand Dukes, of Fountain Spring Bap- sent home. tist Church, are co - chairmen. JUSTERINI & HURRY UP, | DON T WANT TO BE A SWISH-KE-BOB.. HOLD THAT JET NEW YORK k I CAN JUST • 0 MAKE THE: GRACE PERIOD* jw tron of Justerinia Brooks, purveyor* of fine wine* and spirit* for over two centuries. Today this cele­ brated house is famous for a standard of quality that has brought good cheer to every corner of the world. Try famous J a B Rare Scotch, of flavour unsur- ^Uttfsrtin^ Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! 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CONVENIENT OFFICES On oftiar banting rfayi, all o4tai era span Iram 9.00 e,W. to 3 00 LATEST QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS on balances on deposit for four consecutive quarters prior to the dividend period on balances on deposit less than one year OBPOSITS MADE ON OR BEFORE JULY 15 THI BOWKRY SAVINGS BANK 110 last 42nd Street, New York 17, N. Y. — i FL1AH CHECK---------------- □ Enclosed ii a check for $----------- Q PltoM mail me full information to open a Savings Account in my on how I can open a Savina* name. Please mail me my bank- Account-and make deposit* and book. withdrawals—by mail. ---------------------------ZONE___________ STATE____ Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Untitled Document file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/Desktop/hello.html2/18/2007 11:01:03 AMThomas M. Tryniski 309 South 4th Street Fulton New York 13069 www.fultonhistory.com